Saturday, August 24, 2013

FFS and no more face book

Two days ago I deactivated my face book, again. Each time I have done this it's out of just being inundated with too much. I know of all the world social ills because of FB, I know what my friends kid ate for lunch because of FB. I know who's child is in the process of potty training, as they even post pictures of the successful potty bowl movement! Seriously for goodness sakes, I don't want to know that much. There has to be a limit to what others share, or how others post and respond. To think that kids are being bullied on FB and some so much so that they have committed suicide. Or how about the fb activists. In all their pride and glory they post about every thing that they are for, or against, sans their laptop, probably while lying in bed. Now I do know there are things that happen because of fb and the ability for people to communicate on there, such as the uprising in Egypt, the fund raising pages, groups and other active organizations who are able to share what they are doing thanks to fb. I'm still not convinced that fb is a positive thing. I have a mere 180 friends, all of only three or four I actually talk to on the phone, or go and do things with. A few are just family, who are out of town, and it's nice to see what's going on with them. And then the work group, which I somewhat regret ever adding anyone I work with to my facebook, when they get fired it's the awkward "do I unfriend them" thing. And yes, I do. But I always like my break, I tend to do more positive things in my life, and occasionally while I am on my hiatus I will do something really cool and think "gee, I should post this" but who cares anyway. So I get three likes and my cousin in Boise Idaho might actually notice and like it. Chances are nobody cares what I'm doing, and they are liking my picture because they like me as a person, and want me to notice them. So really, liking is self directed. So, I don't really care what I'm missing while being off of fb, I'm sure not much will change, or many will notice I'm gone, and if they unfriend me during my hiatus, it's probably doing me a favor.

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